The month of March is likely to be the busiest month for games for the foreseeable future. Expect Tomb Raider and SimCity to kick us off, followed by God of War and Gears of War prequels, and ending with the likes of BioShock Infinite and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.

Tomb Raider

Release date: March 5 (worldwide)Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC

Tomb Raider is a reboot of the classic series, where Lara Croft finds herself shipwrecked on a hostile island in an origin story that shapes her into the heroine seen in the original games. As well as a single-player campaign it also features an extensive multiplayer suite.

The new SimCity is being developed by original creators Maxis using its new proprietary GlassBox Engine. Requiring a constant internet connection to play, players will interact with nearby player cities to share resources and influence a global economy.

An expanded version of Wii role-playing adventure Monster Hunter Tri, it will feature cross-platform online play and progress sharing between both the Wii U and 3DS versions.

The Wii U version has HD visuals, while the 3DS edition will offer local four-player co-op, as well as StreetPass functionality to share a hunter's information.

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BioShock Infinite

Release date: March 26 (worldwide)Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC

BioShock Infinite is the spiritual successor to 2007's acclaimed adventure BioShock, and was recently named one of Digital Spy readers' most anticipated games of 2013. Irrational Games studio head Ken Levine recently hyped the game's ending, saying it's "nothing you've actually experienced in a video game before".

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is the Nintendo 3DS follow-up to the GameCube launch title. The game will feature multiple mansions for Luigi to explore, filled with ghosts to capture and puzzles that will unlock new rooms. It will also offer both local and online multiplayer.

LEGO City is an open-world environment loosely based on San Francisco. Lead character Chase McCain will have access to countless disguises, as well as a wide variety of land and air vehicles, in his pursuit of the bad guys.

The Wii U GamePad will act as a communicator to talk to other characters, a scanner to search for clues and a sat nav for finding your way around the city.